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Best Linux Virtual Server Alternatives in 2026

Updated

19 apps from load balancing software ranked against Linux Virtual Server on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AWS Elastic Load Balancing Free plan apiWeb Free8.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing
  2. 2
    HAProxy Community Edition Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free7.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs HAProxy Community Edition
  3. 3
    Google Cloud Load Balancing apiWeb 7.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs Google Cloud Load Balancing
  4. 4
    Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Web $0.01/mo7.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer
  5. 5
    Progress Kemp LoadMaster Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster
  6. 6
    Cloudflare Load Balancing Web $5/mo6.7
    Linux Virtual Server vs Cloudflare Load Balancing
  7. 7
    HAProxy Enterprise apiLinuxself-hosted 6.6
    Linux Virtual Server vs HAProxy Enterprise
  8. 8
    Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) apiLinuxself-hosted 6.5
    Linux Virtual Server vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
  9. 9
    Radware Alteon apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Linux Virtual Server vs Radware Alteon
  10. 10
    MetalLB Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Linux Virtual Server vs MetalLB
  11. 11
    FortiADC 6.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs FortiADC
  12. 12
    Loadbalancer.org Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Linux Virtual Server vs Loadbalancer.org Enterprise
  13. 13
    Array APV WebLinux 6.0
    Linux Virtual Server vs Array APV
  14. 14
    DigitalOcean Load Balancers Web $12/mo5.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs DigitalOcean Load Balancers
  15. 15
    kube-vip Linuxself-hosted 5.8
    Linux Virtual Server vs kube-vip
  16. 16
    PureLB Linuxself-hosted 5.6
    Linux Virtual Server vs PureLB
  17. 17
    OpenELB Linuxself-hosted 5.6
    Linux Virtual Server vs OpenELB
  18. 19
    A10 Thunder ADC Free trial apiLinuxself-hosted 5.3
    Linux Virtual Server vs A10 Thunder ADC
  19. 20
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS 4.5
    Linux Virtual Server vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS

Linux Virtual Server alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AWS Elastic Load Balancing8.2Free planFreeAPI, Web
2HAProxy Community Edition7.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
3Google Cloud Load Balancing7.2No—API, Web
4Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer7.0No$0.01/moWeb
5Progress Kemp LoadMaster6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Cloudflare Load Balancing6.7No$5/moWeb
7HAProxy Enterprise6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted
8Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted
9Radware Alteon6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10MetalLB6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11FortiADC6.2No——
12Loadbalancer.org Enterprise6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Array APV6.0No—Web, Linux
14DigitalOcean Load Balancers5.8No$12/moWeb
15kube-vip5.8No—Linux, self-hosted
16PureLB5.6No—Linux, self-hosted
17OpenELB5.6No—Linux, self-hosted
19A10 Thunder ADC5.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted
20Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DNS4.5No——
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Questions about Linux Virtual Server alternatives

What is the best alternative to Linux Virtual Server?

AWS Elastic Load Balancing, number 1 in load balancing software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: HAProxy Community Edition, Google Cloud Load Balancing, Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to Linux Virtual Server?

AWS Elastic Load Balancing is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 3 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.